GOGO
Project
The
Getting On - Getting Older
Our Story
Getting On, Getting Older (GoGo)
is a new project in development:
Targeting the health and social needs of us oldies who inject/use drugs – now and into the future.
GoGo is where the elders of our community can gather to discuss our needs as older community members and more importantly, to communicate those needs in ways that effect the change that has to happen to be sure
we are all looked after appropriately
as we get older.
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What are you experiencing as an older person who uses drugs?
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What are your concerns for your future?
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How can services work with older drug users to maintain a certain standard or to improve their quality of care?
If you consider yourself an ‘older’ drug user, we need your input.
We want to know what YOU want.
We want to know what your needs are
or what you think you may need
as you continue to age,
while being a person who uses drugs.
"Services for 'ageing drug users' simply do not exist. Why? -because until recently,
we didn't get older.
It's about figuring out what we need and want and then creating those services for ourselves and ensuring they're available in the future- for all people who enjoy substances" - Sam
"I want to be taken seriously when I say I feel pain..and I want to be treated for that pain. I had to take and give my dying friend illicit drugs because their pain was not being managed appropriately while in palliative care-it was devastating." - Anonymous
"I want to go to the doctor to and have my health issues and pain taken seriously- not just assume it's the result of my using." - Anonymous